1,392 Quotes by Brandon Sanderson

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    So much evil, Nightblood said, like a woman tisking as she cleaned cobwebs from her ceiling.

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    The look of disbelief that ran across the boy’s face was somehow more disturbing than the despair it had replaced. This creature had given up hope long ago; he probably begged out of habit rather than expectation.

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    When I write my books, actually, I’m known for very logical rule-based magic systems. I write with one foot in fantasy and one foot in science fiction.

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    Do you have a preference?” Tillaume could manufacture dozens of varieties of tea from the simplest of starting points, blending and making what he considered ideal. “Whatever.” “My lord. There is great importance to tea. It should never merely be ’whatever.

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    So, using his pride like a shield against despair, dejection, and-most important – self-pity, Raoden raised his head to stare damnation in the eyes.

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    Failure is refusing to fight. Failure is remaining quiet and hoping someone else will fix the problem.

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    You see, the great thing about madness is that it’s all in your head.

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